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Title: LICENCE TO THRILL -
The Music of James Bond
- The Big Movie Orchestra		 Distributor: Crimson Productions CD Number : CRIMCD466
Licence to ..
 Tracks ...
  1. James Bond Theme
  2. From Russia With Love
  3. Goldfinger
  4. Thunderball
  5. You Only Live Twice
  6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  7. We Have All The Time In The World
  8. Diamonds Are Forever
  9. Live And Let Die
  10. The Man With The Golden Gun
  11. Nobody Does It Better
  12. Moonraker
  13. For Your Eyes Only
  14. All Time High
  15. A View To Kill
  16. The Living Daylights
  17. Licence To Kill
  18. Goldeneye
  19. Tomorrow Never Dies
  20. The World Is Not Enough
  21. Die Another Day
  22. You Know My Name
Duration: 73 mins 34 secs

Another cover version CD for under £4 ( $7 ) and includes the latest 2006 movie Casino Royale theme. If you want the pre-cinema music effect in your home, this cheapo is for you. You know when you've gone to the cinema to see a new Bond movie and it pumps out this music while you're waiting or buying your drinks & snacks.

According to the booklet the music is performed by The Big Movie Orchestra which is probably a talented organist with good instrumental effects, perhaps they hired a guitarist for the final You Know My Name track ? Overall all 22 chronological musical tracks are recognizable with Die Another Day probably the weakest. Strange when you play the CD on your PC all tracks/arists aren't named correct and the album's called James Bond Film Themes. Still this nice easy listening music may appeal to those fans who can't play air guitar and are better on the keyboard ( try track 9 ). Still worth adding to your Bond music collection.

NB. I haven't missed an 'A' out of track 15 - as stated on album back cover/booklet.
Title: Stirred Not Shaken
- Moneypenny Singers		 Distributor:Bianco Music and Entertainment CD Number :BIA 4135
Stirred ..
 Tracks ...
  1. The World Is Not Enough
  2. Tomorrow Never Dies
  3. GoldenEye
  4. Licence To Kill
  5. The Living Daylights
  6. A View To A Kill
  7. All Time High
  8. For Your Eyes Only
  9. Moonraker
  10. Nobody Does It Better
  11. The Man With Golden Gun
  12. Live And Let Die
  13. Diamonds Are Forever
  14. We Have All The Time In The World
  15. Casino Royale
  16. You Only Live Twice
  17. Thunderball
  18. Goldfinger
  19. From Russia With Love
  20. James Bond Theme
Duration: 64 mins 14 secs 		Released in 2000, this is another of those cheapo cover CDs for around £2.00 ( $3 ) and has 20 tracks including the non EON Bond film Casino Royale. The sale price caught my attention and the name of the cover artists - Moneypenny Singers.

It's another case of session musicians & singers trying to reproduce the sound of the originals. Like The James Bond Themes CD released in '89, it's like Stars on 45 or tv's Stars in Their Eyes meets Bond. They all have a good stab at the tunes starting with TWINE and working backwards. The guy singing We Have All The Time .. sounds more like Joe Cocker than Louis Armstrong but the orchestrations are good and true to the originals. Tracks 15, 17, 19 & 20 are the instrumentals.

For such a low price it's well worth a purchase.

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© Steve Hadlow - April 2007